SOUTH KOREA

Government investment in nanotechnology

Private investment in nanotechnology

Research & development expenditure

Research & development expenditure (% of GDP)

Total investment in nanotechnology

Number of Nanotechnology Researchers

Population

All the inhabitants of a particular town, area, or country.

Researchers in R&D (per million people)

Researchers in R&D are professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products, processes, methods, or systems and in the management of the projects concerned. Postgraduate PhD students (ISCED97 level 6) engaged in R&D are included.

Average citation per nano-article

It is the average number of times the nanotechnology articles published within a year have been cited in the Journal Citation Reports.

Citations to nanotechnology publications

The total number of times all records have been cited: This field displays the total number of citations to all of the nanotechnology-related articles in the set of search results.

Five year average citation per nano-article

It is the average number of times the nano-articles published within the past five years have been cited in the Journal Citation Reports.

Five year h-Index of nanotechnology publications

This indicator displays the h-index count and is based on a list of publications published during a 5-year period that ranked in descending order by the Times Cited count.

h-Index of nanotechnology publications

This field displays the h-index count and is based on a list of publications ranked in descending order by the Times Cited count. The h-index is the number of item which is in the h rank of the mentioned ranking and have at least "h" citations. For example, an h-index of 20 means there are 20 items that have 20 citations or more. This metric is useful because it discounts the disproportionate weight of highly cited papers or papers that have not yet been cited.

Local share in nanoscience

Share of nanotechnology-related articles of total articles of a country indexed in Web of Science (WoS).

Nanotechnology publications

Number of nanotechnology-related articles indexed in Web of Science (WoS)

Nanotechnology publications in Q1 journals

The number of nanotechnology articles published in the first quartile journals (i.e., Q1) that have an Impact Factor (IF) in the top 25% of journals of their subject categories according to the Journal Citation Report (SJR). .

Nanotechnology publications in top 10% journals

The number of nano-articles published in the top 10% of the journals having the highest Impact Factor (IF) in their subject categories according to the Journal Citation Report (SJR).

Nanotechnology publications per GDP(ppp)

Number of nanotechnology-related articles per billion $ GDP(PPP)

Nanotechnology publications per Million people

Ratio of nanotechnology-related articles to country population (per million people)

National priority in nanoscience

Ratio of share of nano-articles of a country of total nano-articles to share of articles of the country of total articles in the same period

Share of international collaboration in nanoscience

Share of joint nanotechnology articles between one country and other countries.

Share of Q1 nanotechnology publications

Share of nanotechnology articles published in the first quartile journal (i.e., Q1) of total nanotechnology articles published by a country/organization.

Share of top 10% nano-articles of Q1 nano-articles

Share of nano-articles published in the top 10 % journals of nano-articles published in the first quartile journal (i.e., Q1) by a country/organization based on the amount of JCR impact factor.

Share of top 10% nanotechnology publications

Share of nano-articles published in the top 10 % journals of total nano-articles published by a country/organization based on the amount of JCR impact factor.

Total scientific publications

Number of total Web of Science (WoS) indexed articles.

Nanotechnology patents in EPO

The indicator shows the number of nanotechnology granted patents in EPO. According to ISO/TS 18110 (First Edition 2015-08-15), the definition of nanotechnology patents is “patents that include at least one claim related to nanotechnology or patents classified with an IPC classification code related to nanotechnology such as B82.

Nanotechnology patents in German patent office (DPMA)

The indicator shows the number of nanotechnology granted patents in German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA). According to ISO/TS 18110 (First Edition 2015-08-15), the definition of nanotechnology patents is “patents that include at least one claim related to nanotechnology or patents classified with an IPC classification code related to nanotechnology such as B82.

Nanotechnology patents in USPTO

The indicator shows the number of nanotechnology granted patents in USPTO. According to ISO/TS 18110 (First Edition 2015-08-15), the definition of nanotechnology patents is “patents that include at least one claim related to nanotechnology or patents classified with an IPC classification code related to nanotechnology such as B82.

Nanotechnology published patent applications in EPO

The indicator shows the number of nanotechnology patent applications published (but not yet granted) in EPO. According to ISO/TS 18110 (First Edition 2015-08-15), the definition of nanotechnology patents is “patents that include at least one claim related to nanotechnology or patents classified with an IPC classification code related to nanotechnology such as B82.

Nanotechnology published patent applications in German patent office (DPMA)

The indicator shows the number of nanotechnology patents applications published (but not yet granted) in German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA). According to ISO/TS 18110 (First Edition 2015-08-15), the definition of nanotechnology patents is “patents that include at least one claim related to nanotechnology or patents classified with an IPC classification code related to nanotechnology such as B82.

Nanotechnology published patent applications in USPTO

The indicator shows the number of nanotechnology patents applications published (but not yet granted) in USPTO. According to ISO/TS 18110 (First Edition 2015-08-15), the definition of nanotechnology patents is “patents that include at least one claim related to nanotechnology or patents classified with an IPC classification code related to nanotechnology such as B82.

Published patent applications in EPO

The indicator shows the number of patents applications published (but not yet granted) in EPO. According to WIPO, a patent is an exclusive right granted for an invention, which is a product or a process that provides, in general, a new way of doing something, or offers a new technical solution to a problem. To get a patent, technical information about the invention must be disclosed to the public in a patent application.

Published patent applications in USPTO

The indicator shows the number of patents applications published (but not yet granted) in USPTO. According to WIPO, a patent is an exclusive right granted for an invention, which is a product or a process that provides, in general, a new way of doing something, or offers a new technical solution to a problem. To get a patent, technical information about the invention must be disclosed to the public in a patent application.

Ratio of nanotechnology patents to nano-articles

Ratio of nanotechnology patents granted or published in USPTO and EPO per 100 ISI nano-articles published in the same year.

Share of nanotechnology patent applications to total patent applications

The indicator shows the share of nanotechnology published patent applications to total published patent applications registered in either USPTO or EPO.

Share of nanotechnology patents to total patents

The indicator shows the share of nanotechnology patents to total patents registered either in USPTO or EPO.

Total patents in EPO

The indicator shows the number of total granted patents in EPO. According to WIPO, a patent is an exclusive right granted for an invention, which is a product or a process that provides, in general, a new way of doing something, or offers a new technical solution to a problem. To get a patent, technical information about the invention must be disclosed to the public in a patent application.

Total patents in USPTO

The indicator shows the number of total granted patents in USPTO. According to WIPO, a patent is an exclusive right granted for an invention, which is a product or a process that provides, in general, a new way of doing something, or offers a new technical solution to a problem. To get a patent, technical information about the invention must be disclosed to the public in a patent application.

GDP per Capita (ppp)

This entry shows GDP on a purchasing power parity basis divided by population for the same year.

Gross domestic product (GDP)

Gross domestic product (GDP) refers to the market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given period.

Gross domestic product (ppp)

The GDP derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) calculations. Purchasing power parity (PPP) is a condition between countries where an amount of money has the same purchasing power in different countries.

No. of (Energy/Environment) companies

No. of (Process/Equipments) companies

The total number of times all records have been cited: This field displays the total number of citations to all of the nanotechnology-related articles in the set of search results.

No. of Nano-Bio companies

No. of Nanodevices companies

Ratio of nanotechnology-related articles to country population (per million people)

No. of Nanomaterials companies

Number of others companies related to nanotechnology

Number of small & medium nanocompanies

Number of nanotechnology-related articles indexed in Web of Science (WoS)

Number of large nanocompanies

Number of total Web of Science (WoS) indexed articles.

Number of nanocompanies

Number of nanoproducts

Number of nanoproducts ( Detergents)

Number of nanoproducts (Building Materials)

This field displays the h-index count and is based on a list of publications ranked in descending order by the Times Cited count. The h-index is the number of item which is in the h rank of the mentioned ranking and have at least "h" citations. For example, an h-index of 20 means there are 20 items that have 20 citations or more. This metric is useful because it discounts the disproportionate weight of highly cited papers or papers that have not yet been cited.

Number of nanoproducts (Clothing)

This field displays the total number of citations to all results found in the results set minus any citation from articles in the set. For example, Smith A. has published seven articles that were cited a total of nine times. Two of these articles, however, have cited three of the articles in the results set. The Sum of Times Cited without Self-Citations is calculated at six. Times Cited Count = 9 Cited References = 3 (self-citations) Sum of Times Cited without Self-Citations = 6

Number of nanoproducts (Cosmetics & Toiletries)

Ratio of share of nano-articles of a country of total nano-articles to share of articles of the country of total articles in the same period

Number of nanoproducts (Foods)

Number of citing articles written by authors from the same country of authors of the cited article (except of self-citations).

Number of nanoproducts (Home Appliances)

Number of nanoproducts (Kitchen Products)

Number of citing articles written by authors from countries other than those of authors of the cited article.

Number of nanoproducts (Sporting Products)

Number of nanoproducts (Toys)

Number of national nanotechnology standards

Standard is a document, established by consensus and approved by a recognized body, that provides, for common and repeated use, rules, guidelines or characteristics for activities or their results, aimed at the achievement of the optimum degree of order in a given context. National nanotechnology standard is a nanotechnology related standard that is adopted by a national standards body and made available to the public.

Number of others nanoproducts

Number of graduated PhD students whose thesis pertains to nanotechnology regardless of their academic major.

Number of VC in Nanotechnology

Gross domestic product (GDP) refers to the market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given period.